Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 311 > Tax Liens; Summary Collections > Bankruptcy Collections

• Bailee: means a person that by a warehouse receipt, bill of lading or other document of title acknowledges possession of goods and contracts to deliver them. See Oregon Statutes 77.1020
• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• Carrier: means a person that issues a bill of lading. See Oregon Statutes 77.1020
• Consignor: means a person named in a bill of lading as the person from which the goods have been received for shipment. See Oregon Statutes 77.1020
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Goods: means all things that are treated as movable for the purposes of a contract for storage or transportation. See Oregon Statutes 77.1020
• Issuer: means a bailee that issues a document of title or, in the case of an unaccepted delivery order, the person that orders the possessor of goods to deliver. See Oregon Statutes 77.1020
• Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Warehouse: means a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire. See Oregon Statutes 77.1020